US Strikes Iran in Response to Attacks as Ceasefire Tested
The U.S. military conducted strikes on Iranian targets around the Strait of Hormuz on May 7, as the conflict with Iran flared up again—though officials say the ceasefire remains in effect.
SOF Insider Trading Case Spotlights Troops and Prediction Markets
The emerging ability to bet on future events using online prediction platforms puts a new twist on classified information: Now there are ways to profit from that insider information.
Iran Campaign Demonstrates Need for More B-21s
Operations Midnight Hammer and Epic Fury make this crystal clear: Bombers that can precisely deliver large payloads halfway around the world are crucial assets. Given the small size and advanced age of America’s current bomber inventory, it is time to boost investment in the B-21 Raider to ensure long range strike remains a viable option at scale for the foreseeable future.
Air Force Plans to Ditch BACN Jets for Satellite Communications
The Air Force’s BACN may be cooked—the service plans to retire its entire E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node fleet in fiscal 2028 and equip aircraft to use satellite communications instead.
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US Isn’t Looking at Imminent Military Action in Cuba Despite Trump Threats, AP Sources Say
The Associated Press
The United States is not looking at imminent military action against Havana despite President Donald Trump’s repeated threats that “Cuba is next” and that American warships deployed in the Middle East for the Iran conflict could return by way of the island, U.S. officials say.
America's Aging Minuteman III Nuclear Missiles Are Getting Replaced. We Got an Inside Look.
CBS News
Flying in over the Wyoming prairie aboard the Air Force's new Grey Wolf helicopter, the commanders of U.S. Strategic Command and Air Force Global Strike Command are taking us to a place that was once so highly secure that trespassers could be shot on sight—a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, silo.
CMSAF Wolfe: Air Force Rethinking Training Model
Military.com
The Air Force is exploring changes that could reshape how future Airmen are trained, as senior leaders question whether the current model is built for the demands of the next fight.
New Heavy Bomber Study Appears in US Air Force Spending Plans
Aviation Week
The U.S. Air Force plans to launch an analysis of alternatives study next year for a New Heavy Bomber aircraft amid continued work on a classified proof-of-concept that is starting this year, budget documents show.
Poland Ready to Host US Troops Pulled from Germany, President Says
The Hill
Poland said it is able to host U.S. troops pulled from Germany following President Trump’s announced plans to withdraw 5,000 service members from the European ally amid tensions with Berlin.
Amid Concerns Sparked by Mythos, the Pentagon’s Cyber Policy Chief Sees ‘Huge Opportunity’ with Frontier AI Models
DefenseScoop
Software vulnerabilities recently discovered by Anthropic’s new Claude Mythos Preview artificial intelligence model have raised alarms in the cybersecurity community, but a senior Pentagon official sounded upbeat May 7 about the benefits of frontier AI technology.
With Launches Slated to Grow a Hundredfold, Space Force Seeks More Sites, Money, People, and AI
Defense One
The Guardians manning screens in the mission-ops center at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station oversaw the launch of five types of rockets in April, a new record that involved NASA’s Artemis II, the first reused New Glenn booster, and a Falcon 9 lofting the final GPS III satellite. But tomorrow's Space Force may have no time to mark even epochal missions. Within a decade, service leaders say, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station will be launching hundreds of rockets a year.
Air Force Cargo Hub Stored Weapons in Unguarded Building, IG Finds
Task & Purpose
A recent Defense Department Inspector General’s report found that military shipments of rifles and other weapons were stored for as long as a week in a warehouse with no overnight guards and no security system to detect break-ins. The Air Force agreed with the IG’s finding and said fixes are planned for the facility, located at Travis Air Force Base, Calif.
Pentagon Turns to AI Targeting to Help Troops Shoot Drones
Defense News
The Department of Defense is looking for AI-enhanced target recognition to help troops, vehicles, and ships destroy drones. The C-UAS Close-In Kinetic Defeat Enhancement project focuses on aided target recognition, or AiTR. This uses concepts such as AI, machine learning, and computer vision to create a system that can detect threats—and distinguish them from non-threats such as birds—faster than a human operator can.
Cyberattacks Are Now Part of US Counterterrorism Strategy
Defense One
Offensive cyber operations may be used against groups deemed threats to U.S. interests, the Trump administration says in its new counterterrorism strategy.
Camouflaged F-15E Painted to Mark F-111’s Libya Raid Blasts Through Mach Loop on First Flight
The War Zone
AU.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle, specially painted to mark 40 years since Operation Eldorado Canyon, the U.S. raid on Libya, has taken to the air for the first. Hauling a load of eight inert 500-pound GBU-12 laser-guided bombs, the jet flew the legendary low-level routes that run through Wales, better known as the Mach Loop.